Kansas City Royals

Regional Roundup

How wearables could change America’s pastime and Amazon’s big oops

In this week’s roundup of watercooler talk from the region’s startup hubs, we have the dish on Major League Baseball wearables, Amazon’s flub with expanding the digital divide and Chicago’s STEM workforce issues. Check out more in this series here. Mobile Commerce Press: Major League Baseball gives the nod to wearable technology No, this doesn’t…

Royals World Series Celebration

Police offer behind-the-scenes insight on Royals’ World Series parade

It’s November 3, and the Kansas City Royals have just won the World Series after a surprisingly short five games. The last time the Royals brought home a trophy that size was 1985. Fans are ready to party — a crazy, once-every-30-years kind of party.  How does a police department ensure the safety of an…

Video: A Royal celebration

Did you hear? The Kansas City Royals are world champions! Here’s a quick video from the massive celebration in downtown Kansas City. Enjoy!

Gallery: Royals fans celebrate World Series victory

An estimated 800,000 Royals fans flooded downtown Kansas City Tuesday after their team won its first World Series in 30 years. Here are a few photos of the celebration. Enjoy!  

What the world champion Royals can teach us about investing

“The future ain’t what it used to be” – Yogi Berra, New York Yankee legend Like many kids, I learned from an early age that a game can teach us more about life than most realize. Baseball is adversity. Baseball is success by way of failure. Baseball is discipline and perseverance. Sounds a lot like…